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Global Bioenergy Partnership agrees on set of sustainability indicators for bioenergy

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directions, thresholds or limits and do not constitute a standard; nor are they legally binding on. Deauville, France, on 26-27 May. Committee held in Washington DC and jointly hosted by the US and the. GBEP work addresses all forms of bioenergy. The GBEP sustainability indicators do not feature. GBEP Partners.

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Toyota Motorsport GmbH to demo new high-performance electric drivetrain at Pikes Peak

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47.794 sec) with the road-legal TMG EV P001 car ( earlier post ), a record which still stands. TMG EV P002 in testing at Paul Ricard Circuit in France. The TMG EV P002 underwent a successful three-day testing session at the Paul Ricard circuit in southern France in May to verify car and powertrain performance. Click to enlarge.

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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

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The total number of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs)—low-speed street-legal electric vehicles—on the world’s roadways will grow from 479,000 in 2011 to 695,000 by 2017, a 45% increase, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. Motors are either DC or three-phase AC. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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It enables electric cars to be charged with direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) using the standard Combo 2 connector. The majority of stations currently available on the market support DC charging with 50 kW. An AC/DC converter inverts the current, which is then fed into the high-voltage electrical system.

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